So hopefully your gift would have gone down well. Well done you! Now it’s time to turn our attention to dinner, why not whip this goats cheese and thyme stuffed chicken up for her and throw in a bottle of wine…or two or three even.

Ingredients

Serves 4

1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil

1 1/3 cups thinly sliced shallots and vidalia onions (About 4 large shallots and 1/2 vidalia onion)

1/2 teaspoon salt, divided

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

4 ounces crumbled goat cheese

1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 tablespoon fat-free milk

2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (Cut them in half lengthwise and pound them out to make 4 pieces)

Salt and pepper to taste

Cooking spray

1/2 cup dry white wine

1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth

Method

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onions, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper to pan; cook 12 minutes, stirring frequently. Cover, reduce heat, and cook another 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and cook 5 minutes or until golden. Cool slightly. Combine onion mixture, 1/4 teaspoon salt, cheese, parsley, milk, and thyme in a small bowl, stirring with a fork.

2. Cut chicken breasts in half lengthwise, and pound out until thin.  Place a spoonful of goat cheese mixture in the middle of each chicken piece.  Roll up and secure with kitchen twine.  Sprinkle chicken bundles evenly with salt and pepper.

3. Return pan to medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan and sauté for 5 minutes. Turn chicken and cover.  Reduce heat, and cook 10 minutes or until chicken is done.

4. Remove chicken from pan and let stand 10 minutes.  Add wine to pan; bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Cook until reduced by half (about 2 minutes). Add broth, and cook until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 9 minutes).

Serve with chicken.

Enjoy!

If  you reckon you’ll still have room left after this we will be dropping a desert suggestion soon.